Alaska Salmon Threatened

by mo on January 17, 2013

The Chuitna coal prospect is a proposal by PacRim Coal to build a large strip mine on the western side of Cook Inlet, near the Chuitna River in Alaska. The Locals and environmental groups are worried about the project’s impact: fish, wildlife, and human health. Plus,the global impact of increased coal use.

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California Coastal Clean Up Day

by mo on September 13, 2012

California’s oceans, waves and beaches are a national treasure. Join us for the 28th annual California Coastal clean up day. Let’s turn the tide. Are you part of the pollution or part of the solution ? Learn more at www.surfrider.org.

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Climate progress internationally ?

July 26, 2012

Obama could make climate progress internationally even if he’s hobbled at home By David Roberts of grist.org. What are the possibilities and prospects for action on climate change if Barack Obama is reelected? Real talk: Obama will get very little done on climate or energy domestically, especially if Republicans keep the House, most especially if [...]

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Oceans of Garbage

June 26, 2012
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SF Department of Environment welcomes Dr. Danaher

February 1, 2012

The San Francisco Department of the Environment is pleased to announce a new addition to their senior staff. Dr. Kevin Danaher is now the Manager of the Outreach and Communications Program. In this role, he will be responsible for communicating the Department’s diverse messaging to the general public, mobilizing grassroots support for our existing environmental [...]

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Raw Coconut Water

January 20, 2012

Since I’m a devout drinker of coconut water, I just had to share my latest discovery. Harmless Harvest is a new company that believes in the triple bottom line. They source their unique coconuts from small, organic agroforestry farms, then use a cutting-edge, heatless, high-pressure process for food safety and extended shelf life in your [...]

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The Forest for the Trees

October 8, 2011

As a recent must-read New York Times article detailed (“With Deaths of Forests, a Loss of Key Climate Protectors”), climate change is contributing to the death of forests worldwide, threatening the future habitability of the planet. Forests absorb more than 25% of humanity’s CO2 output. As the New York Times put it, “It is an [...]

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Moving Planet Rally in SF today

September 24, 2011
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Vote to gut Clean Air Act

September 24, 2011

The House of Representatives voted this week to gut the Clean Air Act. It passed the so-called TRAIN Act – the mother of all dirty-air bills. It was mainly a party-line vote. This legislation would overturn 41 years of the Clean Air Act – as well as a unanimous Supreme Court ruling – to change [...]

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Love 4 Africa~Best B-day Gift

January 27, 2011

Right now, almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water. That’s one in eight of us. Charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. 100% of public donations go directly to fund sustainable water solutions in areas of greatest need. [...]

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